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Nevis
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Nevis: see Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Kitts–Nevis , officially Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, island nation (2005 est. pop. 39,000), 120 sq mi (311 sq km), West Indies, in the Leeward Islands.
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Nevis
1. an island in the Caribbean, part of St Kitts-Nevis; the volcanic cone of Nevis Peak, which rises to 1002 m (3287 ft.), lies in the centre of the island. Capital: Charlestown. Pop.: 11 181 (2001. Area: 129 sq. km (50 sq. miles)
2. See Ben Nevis
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15 cents per Kilowatt hour, is the lowest it has ever been but when the fuel surcharge bit into the pockets of poor ordinary Nevisians, this government turned to geothermal and wind energy in an effort at reducing the hardships caused by this increasing cost of energy," he said.
Geothermal update by Caribbean Update
But Nevisians accuse the Government of favouring Kitticians and the prison/population ratio is one of the highest in the Americas.
Star ratings by New Internationalist
Nevisians complain that they were yoked together with Kittitians to make life easier for British colonial bureaucrats and many wanted to separate at the time of independence.
Country profile: St. Kitts and Nevis by James Ferguson / New Internationalist
 
 
 
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